Department of Defense to install Linux supercomputer

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March 5, 2001

Author: JT Smith

Within the next several months the United States Department of Defense will install a Linux supercomputer in Hawaii. The department is working with IBM to build at 512-processor Linux cluster at its supercomputing facility in Maui. The cluster, capable of up to 478 billion calculations per second, will be used “for applications such as tracking and fighting wildfires across the country. ” Computerworld has the full story.

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Linux

AOL sides with anonymous posters

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March 5, 2001

Author: JT Smith

The Wall Street Journal (via ZDNet) reports: “AOL Time Warner Inc. wants to stop being a tattletale — and help chill the rash of defamation lawsuits against people who post anonymous messages on the Internet.

In a legal filing, the Dulles, Va., media giant blasts these lawsuits as an abuse of the legal system and says they threaten to curtail free speech on the Internet. AOL provides Internet access to more than 26 million subscribers, who account for a significant volume of online postings.”

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Programming

Fixed wireless offers alternative

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March 5, 2001

Author: JT Smith

What happens when companies realize they can’t wire the world for broadband access? Wireless happens. As ZDNet reports, “In lands that cable or fiber forgot, or where installing state-of-the-art broadband infrastructure might prove prohibitively costly or time-consuming, fixed wireless is increasingly the solution of choice for telecommunications companies worldwide.”

Ecrix VXA-1 Format Becomes Official ECMA Standard

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March 5, 2001

Author: JT Smith

Ecrix Corp. announced today that its VXA-1 format magnetic tape storage standard has been recognized, approved, and published by the ECMA. The VXA standard “have also attained status as the preferred tape storage
device for all major Linux server and workstation manufacturers.” Read the press release at PR Newswire.

Using GPL software in embedded applications

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March 5, 2001

Author: JT Smith

LinuxDevices discusses a recent interview with Wind River CEO: “In the interview, Schacker expresses his “fear” that legal ambiguity surrounding the GPL “is impeding development in the embedded open-source arena.”” LinuxDevices notes that this appears to be a recently-developed fear, noting that they have sold a number of modified GPL-developed packages over the years.

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Open Source

Sharp to challenge Palm, PocketPC with Linux PDA

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March 5, 2001

Author: JT Smith

Sharp. Corp announced that it will introduce a handheld device running the Linux operating system. The Osaka-based electronics giant chose Linux because of its Open Source background, saying that it could expect to deliver a handheld at a competitive price without using a proprietary OS. A spokesman said the Sharp believes the new device will have an advantage because “there are more than 100,000 active programmers for the Linux, which is more than double the number of those for Microsoft.” Full story at Bloomberg.

Linux on Windows – the thin edge of the wedge?

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March 5, 2001

Author: JT Smith

Frin Slashdot: “AYeomans writes: “LINE version 0.3 has just been released.’LINE is a utility which executes unmodified Linux applications on Windows by intercepting Linux system calls. The Linux applications themselves are not emulated. They run directly on the CPU just like all other Windows applications.’ Could this be the thin end, to which the Linux wedge is attached, allowing people currently tied to Windows the opportunity of easily using native Linux applications?””

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Linux

O’Reilly software division may go ‘belly up’

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March 5, 2001

Author: JT Smith

“Newt? Pig? Sloth? Which animal? (dork
reference – ask your programmers if you dont get it): Rumor has it
O’Reilly & Associates Software division is going belly up in the
next two months or so. Apparently they’ve been laying people off
left and right, too.” More at f***edcompany.com.

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Linux

Soyo SY-K7VTA PRO

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March 5, 2001

Author: JT Smith

Patrick Mullen writes “Finding the right motherboard for Linux has improved with the release of Linux 2.4, but there is still a certain amount of science to wading through the sea of motherboards available. The Duke of URL takes a look at the Soyo SY-K7VTA PRO based on the KT133A chipset and finds it to be rock-solid on Linux, *BSD, and even Windows.”

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Unix

IBM couples hardware and software to deliver Linux solutions

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March 5, 2001

Author: JT Smith

Katherine Gill writes ”

IBM today announced a special offer for small businesses that combines IBM’s key middleware and hardware for an industry-leading Linux* solution.

Through IBM’s online store (www.ibm.com/linux/sbs) or via telephone (1-888-shop-ibm keycode 7609), small businesses can now save 10 percent when purchasing the IBM Small Business Suite for Linux with the IBM eServer xSeries**. This offer gives small businesses three server configurations to choose from, ranging from entry level to high-performance, as they prepare to launch an e-business.

According to IDC, small businesses represent 48 percent of all Linux server installations.

This solution features IBM’s leading software and hardware offerings for Linux. The Small Business Suite for Linux includes DB2 Universal Database, WebSphere Application Server and Lotus Domino. The Suite is bundled together to deliver the tools necessary to help customers with messaging and collaboration, productivity, Web site creation and design, and data management.

IBM also includes a fully integrated install program that allows customers to deploy, quickly and easily, the key software featured in the Suite on both servers and desktops.

The eServer xSeries is IBM’s line of Intel-based servers that enable customers to confidently run their e-businesses. The xSeries leverages IBM?s X-Architecture leadership to provide highly scalable and reliable servers, which incorporate the latest mainframe technologies at the right price for customers of all sizes.

Pricing and Availability

This offer is available today from ShopIBM or by dialing 1-888-shop-ibm (keycode 7609) for small businesses with up to 100 users and combines IBM’s Small Business Suite for Linux v.1.6 with three different models of the xSeries server at a 10 percent discount (US list price):

The Entry System (IBM Small Business Suite for Linux with the xSeries 200) is listed at $1,549;
The Value System (IBM Small Business Suite for Linux with the xSeries 220) is listed at $3,869; and the
Performance System (IBM Small Business Suite for Linux with the xSeries 220 running on 933 MHz Intel Pentium III processor) is listed at $7,089.

Each of the xSeries configurations offered are preloaded with Caldera’s OpenLinux eServer 2.3 operating system.

Companies may license the Small Business Suite for Linux for a maximum of 100 registered users per organization. User licenses are sold separately for $90 per user and include a license for browser based access to any server component for Linux desktops and a license for native Lotus Notes and DB2 clients for Windows desktops. The IBM Suites Installer and desktop software is available translated in the following languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean.

About IBM

IBM is the world’s largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. IBM Software offers the widest range of applications, middleware and operating systems for all types of computing platforms, allowing customers to take full advantage of the new era of e-business. IBM?s Small Business Suite for Linux won best-of-show honors at this year?s LinuxWorld in New York. The fastest way to get more information about this promotion is by visiting: http://www.ibm.com/linux/sbs.

Alise McNeill
IBM Corporation
919-254-6262
alisem@us.ibm.com
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*Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds.
**The IBM e-business logo, xSeries, iSeries and zSeries are all trademarks of IBM Corporation. All others are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.”